Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24
LrBERTY oENrER.
News From Our Quiet Little Neigh.
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Dor.
Ed. NoRrHwEsr.-During the conflict of
political war which has Just been waged,
noticed that Liberty Center has been neg
elected among your local correspondents !;
but the war cloud has passed away; the decks
have been cleared and the wounded cared
for, so far as Doodle, poultices and taffy could
repair the damage, and our village still lives,
grows and has its being, and has settled
down as one of the permanent fixtures of
the county. L
Our -four mill is an assured success. The
citizens have complied with their part of the
contract, the committee (though some in
debit, have turned the structure over to Mr..
Guckheim, who is putting in the machinery
as fast as he can, end ere long Liberty Gen.
ter can boast of as good mill as the county
affords. 1t is handsome franc structure,
three stories high, covered with an iron roof
and is to be fitted out with full Roller
process, together with all the modern i'm
proYements in mill machinery. Mr.. Peck
ham, the owner and proprietor, comes we'll
recommended as a good miller, an honest
man, and well worthy the confidence and
patronage of the community. All join in
wishing him success, and extend to him the
hand of welcome and goodwill.
The mill enterprise seems to already have a
booming effect upon real estate. Our land-
lords, especially those who have been go lib
eral in contributing to the fund, have in
creased the selling price of their town prop
erty and notified their tenants that an increase
of rent would be demanded from this tune,
whilea town property which was purchased
about half year ago for $3.50 was sold last
week for 5000. as
Hon, ]. V. Cuff, having advantageously
disposed of his city property, shakes the dust
of Liberty Center from his feet and moves
to Napoleon, where, we understand, he in
tends to enter the arena and battle as an at
torney at law. Well, if we must lose Johnny,
we must; we cannot help it; but what may be
our loss will be Napoleon's gain.
Mr.. E. G. Glover, of the firm of Weakly &
Clover, in the grocery and provision business,
some time ago sold his interest in the busi-
ness tohis partner, Mr.. Weekly, and retired to
the shades of farmers life. Elijah looks
very farmer like, perched upon load of corn
holding the reins which guide his noble and
illustrious span of plugs. But then, he says
he "feels burned sight better"
Rev. Gilbert, of the order of Christians
known as, United Brethren, is holding orth
in protracted effort, endeavoring to add to
his flock of flowers, in words SO plain that a
"wayfaring man, though fool, need not err"
and in tones so loud, though man may be
"deaf as an adder" need not go away without
hearing, and if scores are not added to the
Church, if the wicked do not turn from their
ways, if sinners are not saved, and the morals
of the community do not receive touch OF
higher aspiration it will not be the fault Of
Rev. Gilbert.
I.N.Neifer, known as the s'egg man." is
doing a lively business in. the poultry line.
Mr.. Neifer came to this place about a year
ago, and commenced to pay cash for butter.
eggs, tallow, lard, poultry, game, etc., in fact
almost anything the farmer had to sell, and
he has made asuccess of the experiment. His
business has become one of the most impor-
tance to our town and adds greatly to our
business interests, besides affording good
home market for a class of farm produce
which usually had to be hauled to some dis
tantplace.
ournimrods, a dozen or more, spent about
aweek on Blue Creek hunting deer. They
have just returned, and to visit their rendez-
vous-t the post ofice-and hear them recount
their adventures, their muieback rides afte,
deer, their narrow escapes with life, the sa-
gacity of their dogs and their unbounded sue
cess in killing game-the net result of the
entire party being one innocent doe-makes
ones blood curdle, while the exploits of Don
Quixote sink into nothingness. TYRo.
Liberty Center, o., Nov. 90, 1887.